England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break from all types of cricket with instant impact, the England Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed in an announcement. Stokes will miss the five-Test sequence in opposition to India beginning on August 4.
England’s males’s cricket managing director and former cricketer Ashley Giles backed Stokes’ choice, saying: “Ben has shown tremendous courage to speak openly about his feelings and well being.”
“Our major focus has at all times been and shall be on the psychological well being and well-being of all of our folks. The calls for on our athletes to arrange and play particular sports activities are relentless in a particular surroundings, however the ongoing pandemic has exacerbated this.
“Ben has shown tremendous courage to open up about his feelings and well-being.”
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— england cricket (@englandcricket) 30 July 2021
“It is extraordinarily difficult to spend time away from household with the least quantity of freedom. The cumulative impact of practically steady operation in these environments over the previous 16 months has had a significant impression on everybody’s well-being. “
Ben shall be given so long as he’s wanted, and we look ahead to seeing him play cricket for England sooner or later.
The 30-year-old may also deal with his left forefinger, which had not absolutely recovered earlier than main England’s limited-overs aspect in opposition to Pakistan within the absence of captain Eoin Morgan and the remainder of the staff, as they have been in isolation.
The ECB has included Craig Overton instead of Stokes. Stokes was additionally not too long ago main the Northern Superchargers franchise within the present inaugural season of ‘The Hundred’.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
